Intene® 50 BA is a solution polymerized low cis polybutadiene produced using an alkyl lithium catalyst. A TNPP/BHT free non-staining antioxidant is added during the production process.

Key Features
Intene® 50 BA is an elastomer characterized by an excellent resistance to abrasion, high resilience /rebound, good resistance to fatigue cracking and crack growth. Its low glass transition temperature provides good low temperature performance. Intene® 50 BA reduces reversion in NR compounds, allowing higher temperature to be adopted. It exhibits low BIT times and can also accept higher loadings of carbon black.

Main Applications
Tyres, belting, moulded and extruded articles.

Sustainability
Bio raw materials can be used in production processes together with traditional raw materials. In order to attribute sustainability characteristics to the final product, Versalis applies the Mass Balance approach, an acknowledged methodology that ensures that the sustainability characteristics of the alternative raw material, mixed with traditional naphtha, correspond to those of the final product. BA products are provided with a sustainability declaration indicating the amount of Bio Attributed component. They guarantee identical performance, quality and properties, as they do not differ in chemical composition and physical-mechanical performance from standard products.